People Of Botswana

Population	1,561,973 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 39.2% (male 310,282; female 302,452) 15-64 years: 56.2% (male 424,613; female 452,801) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 30,896; female 40,929) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 19.2 years male: 18.5 years female: 19.9 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.89% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	24.71 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	33.63 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 69.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 68.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 70.96 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 30.76 years male: 30.99 years female: 30.53 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.17 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	37.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	350,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	33,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic groups	Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
Religions	indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
Languages	English (official), Setswana
Literacy	conventional long form: Republic of Botswana conventional short form: Botswana former: Bechuanaland

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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